Olympia Zen Center Order of Ryokan
Olympia Zen Center
3248 39th Way NE
Olympia, WA 98506
United States
ph: 360-357-2835
director
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Olympia Zen Center practices meditation in the Soto Zen neo-traditional style
Zazen,
Zen Sitting,
is the center
of our
practice and
daily life
Styles of meditation vary. The Soto Zen Way of meditation, called zazen, is not “guided.” Instructions for zazen, zen sitting, are points of posture, and its monologue is entering silence. Zazen is not a reliance on techniques which favor various emotional states. Zazen is not spoken nor is zazen grasping after desirable emotional states. Zazen is not what you think is you being mindful. Zazen is not what you think.
There is no script, podcast, webinar, book, or workshop to spare the ego from this work. The inescapable point of zazen is met when no one tells you what to think, when the body is free to recall its own language, which is instinctive and intuitive. And the assurance of Zen masters who maintained and continue this discipline is this: through the practice of and devotion to zazen, the instinct of clarity called samadhi will rise of itself uninhibited beyond ego.
For Zazen Instruction during the pandemic
Wednesday ZOOM Dharma Meetings
COMING:
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Rev. Jundo Cohen
The Zen Master's Dance
February 17, 2021
7:00 P.M. on Zoom
Kandō Inoue Rōshi
Guest Teacher in Japan
A Blueprint of Enlightenment
Translated by
Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Join us on Zoom for excellent discussions on various topics in the Dharma
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We welcome everyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or physical ability.
There is no charge for our instruction or teachings although we do ask for donations for special events. We are completely dependent upon donations and the generosity of our donors.
All contributions are 501(c)3 tax deductible.
Opportunities to Give
Please donate to our Ongoing Annual Appeal
and read our Activities in 2020
Blessings follow a generous heart.
Olympia Zen Center
The Mountain of the Heart Moon
is the home temple of the
in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition.
Practicing in Olympia since 1995, we offer meditation, services, retreats, study, training and experience in all forms of Soto Zen practice open to everyone, along with practice residency.
We are completely supported by donations which come from the heart of Generosity of our many benefactors.
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Olympia Zen Center
3248 39th Way NE
Olympia, WA 98506
United States
ph: 360-357-2835
director